| Amal | |
|---|---|
| Region | Sandaun Province andEast Sepik Province |
Native speakers | 830 (2003)[1] |
Sepik
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | aad |
| Glottolog | amal1242 |
| ELP | Amal |
Amal is a language spoken along the border ofSandaun Province andEast Sepik Province,Papua New Guinea, along theWagana River near the confluence with Wanibe Creek.[1] Foley (2018) classifies Amal as a primary branch of theSepik languages, though it is quite close toKalou.
Pronouns are:[2]
| sg | pl | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ŋan | nut |
| 2 | in | kun |
| 3 | may | ilum |
Amal cognates withSepik languages are:[2]
Foley (2018) notes that there appears to be somewhat more lexical similarities between Amal and theTama languages, but does not consider them to form a group with each other.
The following basic vocabulary words of Amal are from Laycock (1968),[3] as cited in the Trans-New Guinea database:[4]
| gloss | Amal |
|---|---|
| head | makələ |
| ear | marj |
| eye | nai |
| nose | yimeʔ |
| tooth | pu |
| tongue | lal |
| leg | lü |
| louse | ŋin |
| dog | wun |
| bird | yok |
| egg | yen |
| blood | niːp |
| bone | nəŋolak |
| skin | puːk |
| breast | m |
| tree | piːt |
| man | wul |
| woman | tal |
| sun | mwak |
| moon | yimal |
| water | iːp |
| fire | waː |
| stone | tipal |
| two | kila |
